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Friday 25 May 2007

51 races were run across 7 meetings on 25 May 2007: Goodwood, Haydock, Newmarket, Pontefract, Stratford, Tipperary and Wexford.

Goodwood Good · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 3 of 8 · Biggest winner 9/1

Haydock Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 7 · Biggest winner 7/1

Newmarket Good To Firm · Turf · 7 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 14/1

Pontefract Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 4 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Stratford Good · Turf · 6 races · Great Britain

Outright favs won 1 of 6 · Biggest winner 16/1

Tipperary Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 1 of 8 · Biggest winner 14/1

Wexford Good To Firm · Turf · 8 races · Ireland

Outright favs won 2 of 8 · Biggest winner 16/1

The day in numbers

From the stored results of 51 races. A favourite here is the outright favourite at starting price — the shortest SP with no other horse at that price; joint favourites are counted separately.

  • Outright favourites14 of 49 won28.6% · 49 races had one
  • The long run34.2% winOutright favourites across every race in our archive — 96,834 of 283,117, as at 3 October 2026
  • £1 on every outright favouriteA loss of £4.68Staked £49.00, returned £44.32 at SP
  • Biggest-priced winnerPolyquest (IRE) 16/1The 7:00 MSK Fillies' Handicap at Pontefract · one of 3 winners at that price
  • Joint favourites2 of 5 won40.0% · 2 races had joint favourites
MeetingFav wonFav ranRacesJoint
Goodwood388—
Haydock1781 of 2 won
Newmarket2671 of 3 won
Pontefract466—
Stratford166—
Tipperary188—
Wexford288—

One day is a tiny sample; the long-run line is the comparison. Figures are facts from the result, not a tip.

Quick answers

What horse racing was on 25 May 2007?
51 races across 7 meetings were run on 25 May 2007: Goodwood (8 races), Haydock (8 races), Newmarket (7 races), Pontefract (6 races), Stratford (6 races), Tipperary (8 races) and Wexford (8 races). That is Goodwood, Haydock, Newmarket, Pontefract and Stratford in Great Britain; Tipperary and Wexford in Ireland. KTB's archive covers British, Irish and French racing; every result and every runner from these meetings is on this page.
What was the going at each meeting on 25 May 2007?
Goodwood: Good (Turf); Haydock: Good To Firm (Turf); Newmarket: Good To Firm (Turf); Pontefract: Good (Turf); Stratford: Good (Turf); Tipperary: Good To Firm (Turf); Wexford: Good To Firm (Turf).
How did the favourites do on 25 May 2007?
Outright favourites won 14 of 49 on 25 May 2007 (28.6%); joint favourites won 2 of 5. £1 on every outright favourite would have staked £49.00 and returned £44.32 — a loss of £4.68. Across every race in KTB's archive, outright favourites win 34.2% of the time (96,834 of 283,117 favourites, as at 3 October 2026). The biggest-priced winner was Polyquest (IRE) at 16/1 in the 7:00 MSK Fillies' Handicap at Pontefract (one of 3 winners at that price).
What was the feature race on 25 May 2007?
The feature race was the 2:35 Letheby & Christopher Festival Stakes (Listed) (Listed) at Goodwood, won by Illustrious Blue (GB) (11/4F).
What time was the first race on 25 May 2007?
The first race was the 2:00 Vini's Gucci And Pucci Handicap at Goodwood; the last was the 9:00 Rochdale Football Club Centenary Maiden Stakes at Pontefract.